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By building Class Central from a 2011 side project into an independent platform cataloguing 150,000-plus courses across hundreds of providers, Shah created the definitive navigation layer for the MOOC ecosystem before most people knew MOOCs existed.
Dhawal Shah founded Class Central in 2011 as a side project, building it into the leading aggregator and review site for Massive Open Online Courses with over 150,000 courses from hundreds of providers.
The site publishes MOOC rankings, reviews, and analytics, and Shah is a frequently cited voice on online learning trends. Class Central has remained independent and privately held.
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